For all the people commenting "where can I get one" or something along the lines of "revolutionary ". I would encourage you to check out the history of wood gas. These systems have been around for, if I remember correctly, the 1800s. They tend to pop back up during fuel shortages and are a great idea but you will either need a Fabricator to make one for you or be capable of building one. During the second Word war all of the taxis in Paris were required to run on woodgas due to fuel shortages. There was even a tank capable of running on wood gas I believe.

@bonsang1073

Жыл бұрын

personally im *SHOCKED* that this was never mentionned in any of my school books. i doubt everything now.

@g-low6365

5 ай бұрын

@@bonsang1073 thats cause as a whole society were beyond that. but. as burnheretic said. for when any kind of shtf event happens. this is one of the better options. theres lots of literature out there. plans and other stuff. u can even store the gas when not running the generator in a floating bell. (there were many of those in the late 1800´s early 1900. ) u could also compress the gas in a cilinder and run a vehicle out of that compressed cilinder.

I have to say the workmanship is top notch professional...nice job!.

that's the nicest gasifier I have ever seen

Unreal set up, very nice job indeed! Love the radiator to cool the gas 😃

The noise of its operation can easily be almost eliminated with a sturdy wall around it open at the top.

That's one of the most beautiful setups I've ever seen!

@markwerner8089

5 жыл бұрын

Thank you!

this is absolutely incredible! i would love a system like this.

*Listen to the incredible noise levels of everything in full operation ! This setup needs its own soundproof mini-building just to keep it as quiet as possible, and out of The Weather. @ 45 KiloWatts this is an enterprise level operation.*

@danwins2241

4 ай бұрын

that would be the best sound in the world during a prolonged power outage!

Awesome, thanks for posting sir, shoutout from Va!

most professional setup i have ever seen

Wow....you just did it sir! You really did! Thank you for sharing!!!

Nice Stainless steel set up, i like those cam clamps on the connections - i'm going to copy that idea on my unit. I would note that since the energy density is lower on the producer gas it takes a larger engine (generally) to run the generator that was originally sized for that engine. my first run - i used a 9Hp honda engine to replace the 3.5Hp original on an old generator - this worked pretty well with the 9Hp actual output on wood-gas being about 3Hp - so close to the sizing for the original engine and generator set up. If you used the original engine sized for this 45Kw generator i suspect you would have difficulty making more than 15-20 kw on woodgas. A larger displacement engine may be the solution if you want to get 45Kw but nothing wrong with a 15-20 Kw set up. Just my bit. Thanks for posting.

what a pleasure to have this running 24/7 in your backyard

Very nice looking build!!

Super clean build man. Good job

As a metal fabricator/ welder/ mechanic/ inventor. I really love this. Great job

Great workmanship.... Great design....

this is an awsome setup, love how this could be using waste wood material from old fallen trees to run it

its been almost ten years since this video. what have you done with this gasifier and can you post a video update please and tell us who manufactures this? thanks.

That's some nice work there guys !!!

@wgc1444

3 ай бұрын

Thanks 👍

I can't stand when people upload videos without any speech what so ever. I like a little explanation

Great video well done 👍👍👍👍👍

Quality stuff right there!!

Wow.. This makes the gasifier I built out of scrap metal look like shit lmao

@chazlabreck

Жыл бұрын

Indeed it makes everything i build look like shit..

@karlregan5276

Жыл бұрын

Doesnt have to look good .. Just has to work.

I would love an over look of how everything works and is connected

It's a 300...you could skip the gasifier and just feed 'er the pellets!

@giovannicesaramorim9adigan961

3 жыл бұрын

Pellets don't burn fast enough, and are solid.

@94XJ

3 жыл бұрын

@@giovannicesaramorim9adigan961 You must be fun at parties.

@CaliforniaCarpenter7

3 жыл бұрын

@@giovannicesaramorim9adigan961 ...

@verothacamaro

2 жыл бұрын

😂😂😂

@killhacker5776

2 жыл бұрын

You ain't shuttering buddy. Sucker mite just run on dirt and eggs lmfao!!

OUTSTANDING !!!

One word awesome...

some made something nice for change

The best!

Nice!!

At least you stayed with a ford throttle body.. lol. Pretty cool...

Clearly the best looking Gasifier made! The guy must work at a winery with all those pipe clamps and stainless that was used to build it. I wish he could send me the plans, so I can build one. I wonder how long it will supply fuel with a single burn of the wood put in it.

@xxdragan

2 жыл бұрын

You can buy the plans..wood gas bible

Holy cow

Which wood is used? I assume if you have carburetor engine, not all types will fit, pine or spruce tar will definitely kill it after getting cold.

@wgc1444

3 жыл бұрын

Hard woods only. Pine is a nono

Hi. First let me say I was blown away. Nice video all though some explanations would be helpful. Is heating not a factor? I mean engine overheating by the dryness of the gas itself. being a gas operating engine. I know gas converted cars usually don’t last that long.. is that a concern at all?

@wgc1444

2 жыл бұрын

This Genset was pre-configured for natural gas. I doubt woodgas is any drier.

Very nice construction. How long of a run time before having to add more wood fuel?

@wgc1444

2 жыл бұрын

Depending on how much load I'm putting on it, 4 to 6 hours

Was the generator going to diesel? Did you add candles to burn the gas? or have not you made any changes? Thanks so much ;)

@markwerner8089

5 жыл бұрын

What you said made no sense to me. Please clarify

@NoNo-in5tu

4 жыл бұрын

I read it like was that a diesel motor and if so did you have to add something to ignite the woodgas

@wgc1444

4 жыл бұрын

@@NoNo-in5tu The motor originally ran on natural gas. I capped off the gas feed, which you can see in the video. I used a propane torch to light the hearth. the bottle can be refilled with woodgas when it empties.

If the engine gets partly fouled from dirty wood gas, can it be cleaned up by running it with clean wood gas or other clean fuel? Or do you have to take it apart to clean it?

@wgc1444

3 жыл бұрын

Just clean the filters

Nice intercooler

What type of fuel do you use in your gasifier. Also could you store the gas produced by the gasifier for use later on or would it be too flammable to compress since it would have an oxygen mixture with it. Or could you produce a hydrogen fuel cell plant with this technology producing a much more flammable and stable gas for storage. And the last question is how long will this run without adding any more fuel?

@george.b.

3 жыл бұрын

Wood gas is best produced on demand, not stored, as its energy density is quite low - about 1/10 of that of natural gas. While technically doable, there isn't much benefit to it; you're better off storing the energy by charging up a battery bank.

@josephsmith7438

3 жыл бұрын

@@george.b. really a 1/10? i was reading and understanding they have major system in Kenya with the government and doing 3000 psi tanks... They stated 60-65%. I', have a tree removal business & small farm and 1/2 way researched these several years ago.. KW up to 13 cents and gas over $3 .No more procrastinating..

what amount of hours have you done with the new gasifier and 45KW generator? Maintenance on generator? Does the Victory gasifier have sufficient filter system in? Stefan from Namibia

@wgc1444

10 жыл бұрын

Standard maintenance on the generator. The Victory Gasifier provides VERY clean gas. The flame is almost totally blue. You can't even see the flame during the day.

That is one nice Gasifier, Great work, Is the Base the cooler for the Gas

@wgc1444

Жыл бұрын

The base is and the radiator in front of the generator

@brianbloom1799

Жыл бұрын

@@wgc1444 You did a Beautiful Build ,you should be Proud.

73 cord of wood to run it for a year... we used to get cord of mixed hardwood for $150 cut split and seasoned. buying that much in bulk you prob could get a discount of 10% maybe. call it 9900 with delivery. $825 a month not bad if you split it between 3-4 families. We would get a grabble load for $100 and usually ended up being about 2-2.5 cord. but for the sake of highballin it... That is also a shtf scenario with pre collapse prices. Having that kind of wood banked up for both this and general heating/cooking would be a massive value in the end of the world...

@wgc1444

4 жыл бұрын

The big bin with the flange is a wood chunk dryer. So you wouldn't have to store 73 cord of wood. Probably 10 cord would do it. That's what I have. Shtf, the chore for two guys every week is to fell a tree and slice and dice it into chunks. Since this outfit will support several houses, getting help to provide electricity, syngas for the furnaces, stoves, grills, and small generators shouldn't be a problem.

@MrAwsomeshot

4 жыл бұрын

@@wgc1444 yeh we put up between 10-12 cord for the winter and just dad and I would process 3-5 grapple loads every summer a few hours after work or a couple good weekends. Was a chore but went pretty quick once you got into the rhythm. I think the biggest downfall for this system would be eventually near buy wood would be consumed and you would have to start exerting lots of energy into pushing out further to bring in usable wood. and/or if you live in a place like where I grew up in northern Maine deciduous forests tend to be less common and often a valued commodity of land owners. none the less this is one of the coolest generating systems I have seen

@wgc1444

4 жыл бұрын

Thanks. But the real thanks goes to Mr. Peterson at what used to be Victory Gasifier when he made this for me. Now he helps people build their own through his new website: woodgasifierplans.com An excerpt from the bottom of his lead page below applies to this unit as well. QUICK FACTS Charcoal (carbon) is the catalyst for distilling wood oils into fuel gas Wood chunks make the best charcoal Use a bandsaw to quickly make chunks from branches/kindling 2.5 -3 lbs of bone dry wood = 1 kw/h @ peak engine output The system is run in batch loads of up to 4-6 hours with a hopper Ideal engine is 1-5 liters spark ignited (mine is 5 liters, a 300ci Ford straight six)

@ashtonwright8807

3 жыл бұрын

@@wgc1444 if you live near an industrial area, like wood work shops or manufacturers of pick-handels there is a lot of waste materials to be collected for free, even a trip to the saw mill once a week to load up off cuts and waste

@wgc1444

3 жыл бұрын

@@ashtonwright8807 absolutely right

What does the hose connecting the generator radiator to the gasifier do? Also, I couldn't read the label on the rotated switch you turned on the gasifier.

@spmcintyre

7 жыл бұрын

ok, I see what that hose is, that's not the generator radiator, that's another radiator being used as a condenser for the gasifier and the fan from the generator is forcing air thru it so it's more efficient.

@paulj5080

7 жыл бұрын

It looks like the external radiator is being used as an intercooler of sorts to cool the wood gas. The radiator for the generator is between the fan and the external radiator at a guess, the fan drawing cold air through both.

Where did you get that throttle body for your air intake? Glad to see Victory is still building nice looking machine :)

@wgc1444

10 жыл бұрын

It is a 70mm Throttle Body (86-93 Ford 5.0L). I bought it new from AmericanMuscle.com, but you can get it a whole lot cheaper from a junk yard.

Can you show it running a big load on the generator?

I'd like to know what kind of load is on the generator. Any engine with no load doesn't use much fuel .....

How do you govern the fuel? This shown is runnong at no load then say 5 amps for drill. Say you load the genset to max It would stall unlrss you could increase the gas by a huge amount. How is this accomplished?

@wgc1444

2 жыл бұрын

It pulls however much wood gas it needs through vacuum demand. If the engine needs more gas, the gasifier will cook the wood faster to supply the engine's needs.

I am also interested in a Coal Burning Gasifier.

Do you sell your plans? I have an old 300 sitting behind my garage, would love to make good use of it to power the homestead. Now I just need some batteries... Haha

It could be used to heat water, or vent the exhaust into greenhouses

to all the haters commenting nonsense about the limits of the system. first of all the rpm of the motor can be calculated and they have a fixed torq. second of all : *THIS IS A HEFTY UNIT*

Curious is that a commercial gasifier or is that something you built and would you be willing to share some of the schematics?

@wgc1444

10 жыл бұрын

Victory Gas built it for me,

How many lbs of material per hour burned to capacitate this set up!!! Beautiful parts by the way ...some one has a lathe or access to damn good millwright! Well done man!

@markwerner8089

Жыл бұрын

That question was asked and answered somewhere in these comments. I believe 4 or 5 18 inch long sticks about 6 inxhes in diameter will burn for at least 4 hours.

@Hang10boards

Жыл бұрын

@@markwerner8089 thank you kindly! AMAZING......

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Be sure to only run Amsoil DME or HDD in the crankcase. It can handle the particulates, the blowby and re-adjust to the proper viscosity as the soot acids try to neutralize the detergents. Plus it's worth about a 4HP gain from loss of drag and vibration making up for bearing wear.

I feel like I’m playing Myst.

Where did you buy this?

How much wood would this burn in a day?

I am interested to build one gasifier like this. Do you sell the blueprints?

@stickysden

4 ай бұрын

I don't know about this one. But, I'm told that on the FEMA website they have plans for different gasifiers, for free. 🙂✌🏽

So at 400v, whats the max load in amps you can pull with this setup

@wgc1444

2 жыл бұрын

About 100 amps

Whats the biggest load you've run and for how long?

@wgc1444

2 жыл бұрын

I haven't had a situation yet to do a heavy draw on the system. Been too busy. I am in the process of building a post building. I'm going to wire up the building, and before I hook it up to house power, I want to test the wiring system. I think I'm going to hook it up to the gasifier/generator and see how much load I can put on it.

@barbarabaarsma8526

2 жыл бұрын

If and when you do please post an update! I am very much interested in the feasibility of such a system. Thank you! And nice build!

Could somebody use the heat from the gasifier to dry the fuel? I'm thinking you could build a mild-steel shell around the gasifier that might stay pretty toasty and dry out the wood.

@wgc1444

3 жыл бұрын

The stainless bin in the middle of the gasifier, if you look closely, has a duct going to it. This is the dryer for the wood chunks

How often does it need maintenance? Oil change?

@markwerner8089

2 жыл бұрын

Like you would do with any old points & condenser engine. 3000mi reg oil, 5-7000 mi synthetic.

This is a great accomplishment How often do you refill wood into the gasifier? Would you dismount the engine of the generator ,replace it with a turbine that will be rotated by the steam then it (Turbine) rotates the generator ? Would such a set up work? Thank you in advance.

@markwerner8089

8 жыл бұрын

+my self - The hopper will hold about 4 hours worth of wood. I imagine that's possible, but you are adding layers of processes to the system. I prefer to keep it simple.

How many cost in dollars have it?

Damn, that's impressive! You have a fine setup. Have you explored biodiesel?

@wgc1444

2 жыл бұрын

I wish I knew how to do it

@wills5482

2 жыл бұрын

@@wgc1444 It's very easy, you basically just need some sort of oil and a strong base.

@wgc1444

2 жыл бұрын

@@wills5482 Can you provide more detail?

@Worrsaint

2 жыл бұрын

@@wgc1444 Have to use google for exact recipes. It is all over the net by searching diy biodiesel. But basically heat vegetable oil up with potassium or sodium hydroxide with either methanol or ethanol. You get glycerin (soap) and ethyl or methyl ketones that act as a diesel replacement. You do have to wash out the remaining base catalyst by spritzing with water. There are more sophisticated methods but that is the "easy" way. If you are using hardwood for your gasifier you can make the potassium hydroxide from your leftover ash.

@markwerner8089

2 жыл бұрын

@@Worrsaint So where does woodgas come into the equation?

That's alot of generator to run one power tool 🔧 😳

@wgc1444

Жыл бұрын

That is not its intended purpose, obviously.

@gvgood7

Жыл бұрын

@@wgc1444 obviously.. it was just a attempt at being funny 😶

@gvgood7

Жыл бұрын

But I must say it's a awesome example of professional engineering

Have you tried making bio diesel with that thing?.. if it can drive that generator it must put out some serious syn gas and if it's clean you should be able to flow the gas through a catalyst and then condense it into bio diesel. Victory Gasworks people claim they can do it but I can't find a video on it...would be fun to the yield and what catalyst work best at what pressure.

@wgc1444

10 жыл бұрын

I would love to make biodiesel from my gasifier. I'll check with Victory, since I'm a valid customer to see if they will forward me any information. To date, there are a few people on youtube who claim that they are producing biofuels through the condensing process to clean the gas for engine consumption, but I don't have a lot of confidence that they know what they're doing. It would be awesome if we had an organic chemist out there from the petroleum industry to help us with what catalysts we need and what temperatures, etc. Unfortunately I think they might consider us the competition.

@SquirrelFromGradLife

10 жыл бұрын

Well open source is gaining ground so there might be an engineer out there with some experience. I know several airlines are using bio jet fuel which is basically kerosene and it burns really cleanly. Kerosene and diesel is close to being the same thing. I know MIT and the RAND corp. did a report on alternative jet fuels and in the bibliography there's some pretty good scientific source listed. I'm going to way of a multi chambered gasifier with the reaction chamber from refractory cement so you can run continuously and scale the syngas output to match comsumption and not just have one big stainless steel reaction chamber.

as you say, ''The generator is driven by a Ford 300 cubic inch straight six engine that was originally set up to run on natural gas.'' does this mean it is driven at low idle on diesel and ignite the gas with the diesel at load? or does it has spark plugs? thanks

@wgc1444

2 жыл бұрын

There is nothing diesel about it. The Ford 300 is a gasoline engine that can also run on propane or natural gas.

@mekefalk

2 жыл бұрын

@@wgc1444 thanks! my first thought when I saw that big gen and the name Ford was -Diesel :) do you know anything about diesel-woodgas engines? my 'issue' is I already have a diesel generator so either sell if for a petrol one or convert it in some way. I have to ask :) thanks mate

@wgc1444

2 жыл бұрын

@@mekefalk As far as I know there is only two ways you can run a diesel engine off of wood gas. The first, is by using an old diesel that has spark ignition. The second, is by running the engine with less diesel and supplementing with wood gas.

Beautiful and Impressive Set Up! I would like to know if the gas that’s produced can be stored in a 400 gallon tank that then can be used at a later time? Similar to the Propane tanks. Also, can you give me an idea of cost? I know with today’s inflated prices and regional location it does not have to be exact just a roundabout figure. Let me mention, from all the videos I’ve watched this has always been the best for me. I would love to reverse engineer it from you, if that’s ever a possibility. I don’t want to overstep my boundaries but it’s that I would like to use it at my farm that’s has limited to no electricity and because it’s in a Caribbean Island the Power is intermittent and it’s not a constant supply to rural areas and. It’s redirected to the Tourist area and the rest of the island might go a few hours, days or weeks without constant electricity. Thank you for your time and any help and advice that you can share.

@wgc1444

2 жыл бұрын

Yes, you can store the gas. It's recommended that you store it in a bladder that you can put weight on top to create pressure. Otherwise you would need a tank that can hold pressure. You can use an air compressor to fill propane tanks. As far as building one, this one is expensive. You can build a less expensive one using the plans from www.woodgasifierplans.com Although it will not look like mine, it was developed by the same people that made mine, and they make things that truly work. Buy the plan book and build it yourself for a fraction of the cost.

would you get more power/ smaller machine if you used charcoal as fuel instead of raw wood ??

@wgc1444

3 жыл бұрын

The gasifier creates it's own charcoal out of the wood chunks by cooking it without oxygen. When shtf, you would be hard pressed to find charcoal.

@kazadori164

3 жыл бұрын

@@wgc1444 find charcoal, as in buy? u just make it in a retort. oi have seen both wood fired and charcoal fired gassafiyers and the advantage of charcoal is you don't get ANY tar or other nasty deposits in you engine.

@wgc1444

3 жыл бұрын

@@kazadori164 the idea here is simplicity without waste. The more complicated you make it, the more people you need to run it. This gasifier is heavily filtered and cooled to reduce tar as much as possible. Choice of wood helps as well.

What is the running cost diffrancs as compairsion steam power plant

@wgc1444

3 жыл бұрын

With a steam generator, you'll have to have a boiler, a steam turbine generator and a fuel source. I don't know the comparison. The two would just be different. The advantage of the gasifier is that you can use the gas to run other things

looks pretty but lets put the gen-set under a full load for a few hours and see if things can keep up? i am thinking not so much. i know the amount of fuel a 45KW will chew threw on even a 1 hour full load test.

@arjo656

3 жыл бұрын

I have been working in wood gasification for 12 years, with a power of 2MW, on jenbacher v16 engine. the problem is not to maintain the load, because the motor will create more suction, which will simply consume more wood. but the problem with this type of single-stage gasifier is the production of tar which in the medium term clogs the engine.

@hartsfire5706

3 жыл бұрын

@@arjo656 i can see that, and to make it hot enough to slow the creosote down you defeat the gas production.

Roads? Where we’re going, we don’t need roads!

@wgc1444

2 жыл бұрын

???

@joecruggle7638

2 жыл бұрын

@@wgc1444 "Back To The Future" movie reference

I know your running a large genset. But in your write up, you said you were burning oak. Wow! Expensive. At least where I am. Plus getting really hard to get. I was wondering if your gasifier could burn straight wood chips.ie. just shred the hole tree and burn??? Especially pine.

@wgc1444

3 жыл бұрын

David Mattice Pine sap would gum up the system. The nuggets for this set up have to be chunks about the size of your thumb.

@davidmattice2613

3 жыл бұрын

@@wgc1444 thanks for talking the time to reply. Your answer really helps me decide on whether or not to build my own system. Pines cheap hardwood not. Again thanks!

@wgc1444

3 жыл бұрын

@@davidmattice2613 if you stick with low sap woods, even soft woods are good

@CaliforniaCarpenter7

3 жыл бұрын

@@davidmattice2613 I burn Ponderosa Pine in my stove and as long as it came from a healthy and undamaged tree, it is very clean. Something like Digger Pine or Sugar Pine would be a lot pitchier. I’m having a hard time envisioning an area where oak is hard to find. I live in a conifer forest but at least 30% of our trees are some variety of oak. There are billions of oak trees around.

Sir, Wood gas and disiel, which one is more safe for the Gen?

@wgc1444

2 ай бұрын

This is a gasoline engine adapted for natural gas, and further adapted for syngas by me. You can't run diesel in this engine. If you mean 'can you do this with a diesel generator', then yes, with exceptions. If your diesel motor has spark ignition, then yes, you can run it just like mine here. If it does not, then you must start it with diesel and gently back off the diesel until rough, feathering the diesel until smooth. This will be a diesel/syngas mixture.

@amkazan7821

Ай бұрын

How do you control the mixture of gas and air before entering the engine manifold?

@wgc1444

Ай бұрын

​@@amkazan7821when the video shows the pipe going into the engine, you see the throttle body just before the pipe goes into the engine. That's where the mixture is set.

So, What would be the amount and the size of logs we can place in one single batch?

@wgc1444

4 жыл бұрын

About 8 8x18 logs sliced and cubed to about the size of your thumb to run the gasifier and generator for 4 hours, which is enough to keep your freezers and refrigerators cold if you don't open the doors a lot.

@wgc1444

3 жыл бұрын

@@BillWalters-kx8sw about the size of your thumb. They don't have to be perfect cubes either.

Would be interested to see a real load test by a load bank on this. Would see actual figures for power rather than a tiny drill. Does it actually produce the rated output of 45KW.

@craigalexander288

Жыл бұрын

Yes, that would be good info to know. From what I’ve seen - SynGas has roughly 35% lower power rating as opposed to fuels like gasoline, propane, nat gas, etc. If I had to guess, I’d say it’s generating somewhere in range of 24kw to 32kw.

@kittywampusdrums4963

Жыл бұрын

You lose horsepower but if you were just going from point A to point B it's more efficient.

@kittywampusdrums4963

Жыл бұрын

@@craigalexander288 Yea if octane gasoline is an 8 hydrocarbon chain molecule then this is definitely not that thus the loss in horsepower.

@jay90374

Жыл бұрын

Been done many times, decent syngas is about same as natural gas, so approximately 25-30% power loss.

@wgc1444

3 ай бұрын

​​@@jay90374all you have to do is provide the same rpm as when burning gasoline. This generator was originally set up for natural gas. All you have to do is provide whatever amount of syngas needed to maintain the target rpm to provide full power.

I guess when the fire goes out it just shuts down?

How is it to get going in the middle of a snowstorm blizzard

@wgc1444

3 ай бұрын

No more difficult than in the summer

I have a 50KVA generator. It is a diesel Ford engine as good as new. I am in a rural rain forest of Africa, technically the grid does not exist. Can I apply this gasification technique on my generator? I ask due to the fact that my engine is a diesel and not a gas type. Thanks

@markwerner8089

Жыл бұрын

If your ford diesel has spark ignition, you can use pure gasifier gas. If not, you will have to combine the two. It will still take some diesel to get the cylinder to fire under compression and you can add gas from a gasifier to reduce your diesel requirements. I would add gasifier gas to the intake with air mixture, then reduce the amount diesel to the injectors until it runs rough, then add a little diesel back in until it runs smooth again.

@PinkFZeppelin

7 ай бұрын

I think your time would be better spent using waste oil to fuel it. In some places people will even pay you to take their waste oil.

@MrObi1canobi

7 ай бұрын

@@PinkFZeppelin waste oil is not common here. However, I have abundantly palm kernel shells, infact, palm kernel shell is a nuisance here.

@MrObi1canobi

7 ай бұрын

@@markwerner8089 Thanks actually, I run the system as in fumigation mode with LPG gas. However, LPG gas is also becoming very expensive. I would like to switch over to biomass.

@PinkFZeppelin

7 ай бұрын

@@MrObi1canobi That’s interesting! One would think with all the cooking oils and oil changes in cars it would be abundant if you can collect it from nearby towns. I’d be weary of running woodgas in a diesel, let alone one of such size and cost. It’s going to create a lot of maintenance for you. If you really want to burn them for electricity I think you’d be better off selling your generator and getting something specifically made for the task. A generator that size is worth good money where I’m from.

Have you tested it under a 45kW load? You're claiming a lot saying "In an emergency for just keeping freezers and refrigerators running, you could power a whole neighborhood with this generator!" But other than that it's a very tidy unit! Very cool!

@wgc1444

10 жыл бұрын

Where would you propose I get the 200 amps to load test it???

@KiwiPowerNZ

10 жыл бұрын

wgc1444 Well yeah that would be a challenge. You'd need a bunch of welders or something.

@joshuawgarner

9 жыл бұрын

KiwiPowerNZ local community college welding class or miller rep for dem

@jnewbon00

Жыл бұрын

@@wgc1444 a wire wound resistive load with with a selector for increasing the amount of resistance then monitor a single phase for line amps. Easy. Called generator load tester bigger ones have fans in to cool the pack down it basically a big hair dryer / induction heater / space heater. The amps would come from the gen set. You need a dummy load.

@wgc1444

Жыл бұрын

@@jnewbon00 What would something like that cost? I don't want to spend a lot of money for just a quick test

is it possible to store the wood gas?

@wgc1444

7 жыл бұрын

Moobs Mcgee please read all the comments

That is Sweeeet - - i see the engine was a natural gas to start with - - can a diesel engine be run on the Gasifier system

@wgc1444

6 жыл бұрын

Yes, but only if the engine has spark ignition, or mixed with enough diesel to cause self ignition

Just a suggestion, you should think about talking through your video, explaining what the hells going on here

where to bye

Can it also work on cal briquettes?

@wgc1444

3 жыл бұрын

I imagine so, if you broke them up into pieces the size of your thumb

Did you buy or build this one. If you build it what is the price for it?

@rogeradrianllc

9 жыл бұрын

did u get an answer?

There are sooo many things I can do with this gasifier: I can run a 45KW generator as seen here and power a whole neighborhood. I can load it up onto my truck and drive on wood. I can pump it into a 10K gallon bladder tank and store it for later. From the bladder tank, I can use an air compressor and fill mine and other's LP tanks. I can also pipe it to my hot water heater and furnace, power my wood miser saw mill, and also use it to fuel an ethanol still for producing liquid fuel! Some people say I can even make bio-gasoline and bio-diesel directly from the gas, but I haven't seen a reliable simple process for that yet. Can anyone provide some intelligent input on this?

@brianmurphy8790

3 жыл бұрын

The gas coming off that setup will be mostly CO (carbon monoxide) with a bit of hydrogen and a hint of methane - along with nitrogen from the air it consumes. Since it appears pretty well designed I'd assume most of the hydrocarbon chains are being 'cracked' in the extremely hot hearth - therefore, you'd struggle to get any liquid fuels from the gas without a very expensive setup and a complicated process. If you want liquid fuels from wood in a DIY fashion you need to condense 'dirty' wood gas from zero oxygen pyrolysis, then further refine/distil the produced sticky sludge. The zero oxygen (air-free) environment prevents CO production (fire) and pretty much eliminates the nitrogen content - you'll get some surplus hydrogen/methane that you can redirect and use in the heating process. With zero oxygen pyrolysis most of the 'C' (of the 'CO') will remain as charcoal when the process is complete, because you didn't allow it to 'burn' and combine with the 'O'. The rest of the 'C' will remain bonded to 'H' (in chains of varying lengths) in the sticky sludge. You can burn the 'C' (charcoal) later to pyrolyse the next batch of wood. BTW, this method is great for turning waste plastic into liquid fuels.

Anyone know what size, and what make this gasifier is? Please reply, Thx.

@Energikar

2 жыл бұрын

The FEMA site has plans for them..

@wgc1444

2 жыл бұрын

This gasifier is no longer made. Go to woodgasifierplans.com for information on how to make your own

Could i use a smaller version, maybe 20kw, to make electricity for average size home? I could save about 100 euros per month electricity bill, i have a forest in backyard.

@learningforsuccessk12andbeyond

Жыл бұрын

Yes, you could easily do that.

@beeqool

Жыл бұрын

@@learningforsuccessk12andbeyond But why isnt this very common? I cant find anything about it on web, thats why i asked, i assumed there are some downsides...

@learningforsuccessk12andbeyond

Жыл бұрын

@@beeqool Think of this setup as a mini power plant. The major downside is that, like the power companies, the power plant must be constantly manned to run efficiently. It's not just a flip a switch and walk away operation. Someone must be there to constantly monitor the operation, including preparing the wood chunks for the next batch to put in the hopper. The wood has to be split and chunked to the proper size, then dried, then added to the hopper about every four hours. If you use it along with batteries that charge during the day, you'll run the gasifier for about 12hours a day. That's 3 fills of the hopper and the prep of the wood for each load. That's a full time job.

@Padubman

4 ай бұрын

Your best bet would be to run an oversized generator into a battery bank. Only run it for a few hours per day that way. It’ll take a good amount of battery and inverter to work properly.

question would the gas need to be at a specific temperature in order to operate meaning will this work in the cold winter months as either a standby power for whole house or could you heat you're home with woodgas coalgas instead of #2 fuel oil if conversion was done properly. speculation but could hemp be used instead as a fuel source or does the woodgas fuel source need a specific chemical vapor.

@wgc1444

7 жыл бұрын

The cooler the wood gas, the higher the density and better it will run. That's why I run the gas through the radiator I mounted on the front grill. The gas will run just about anything set up for natural gas, propane or gasoline. People have speculated that you can create a bio-diesel from wood gas, but I'm still waiting to see it put into practice. This gasifier is designed to run on wood chunks about the size of your thumb. The gasifier hearth is designed to run a 300 cubic inch (or roughly 5 litre) engine.

@spidermcgavenport8767

7 жыл бұрын

wgc1444 I curious as to actually having to use wood or could hemp be used as it's much more renewable and faster to grow than trees.

@spidermcgavenport8767

7 жыл бұрын

Too bad a Peltier generator wouldn't be more efficient or used a brick of those to cool the gas before it's sent for fuel. using a solar panel to run that at least during the day. wind turbine would ge nice the majority of the time.

@sonofeloah

6 жыл бұрын

While there is a fair amount of hemp oil in the leaves, flowers and seeds, there is not that much in the stalk of the plant. Hence why the stalk is so good for making rope and other fibers used for paper and or clothing fabric.

@sonofeloah

6 жыл бұрын

There is a guy who has a site on here called Mr.Teslonian who has not only produced a bio propane but a form of gasoline and diesel and an axial grease sludge and all from his homemade gasifier unit. I imagine that some components for the production of the fuels and grease can be added to your system.

can you store the gas you make?

@edwardsengineering3977

2 жыл бұрын

that's the question, because it you can you could potentially run an LPG cooking hob or oven or heater off of it.

@HansFrisk

2 жыл бұрын

no and yes sort of decomposes into carbon and co2 if left to its ownfor too long

@noahpaulette1490

2 жыл бұрын

You can. Look up a device called a gasometer.

Hi. How do you govern the air fuel ratio?

@wgc1444

10 ай бұрын

With the throttle body piece above the engine

@devjono

10 ай бұрын

​@@wgc1444thanks for your reply. Nice to see you are still active. How did you determine the air to fuel ratio? Did you use any air/fuel sensors? Or did you just play it by ear? Thanks

@wgc1444

10 ай бұрын

@@devjono To tell you the truth, I got lucky on my first try. If it hadn't, I would have adjusted it by ear

@devjono

10 ай бұрын

@@wgc1444 😁 awesome luck.

If I build a minibus camper I'm putting a Ford 300 in it, I wonder what the gas mileage would be cause this other dude Marcus Norman is getting like 30mpg from a dodge V10!

In steed of showing it off, why not show how it works?

ok who made this unit?

@wgc1444

2 жыл бұрын

Ben Peterson of Victory Gas Works made this for me. He is no longer making them. Instead, he developed the website woodgasifierplans.com so people can make them themselves using materials they can obtain locally.

Hey! Has anybody ever tried to compress the gas? Maybe you use a pickup sized propane tank along with some propane conversion components to at least drive to town and back. How about liquifying it?

@abitofeverything9970

3 жыл бұрын

use an air conditioning compressor. you dont want to compress anything except the gas, and an AC compressor is completely sealed. plus, if you use a normal workshop type air compressor, the gas can bypass the piston rings and come out the breather, you dont really want flammable gas leaking out lol

@onebadapple83

3 жыл бұрын

@@abitofeverything9970 Good idea!